Amidst all the noise around immigration, Chicago-Kent College of Law Assistant Professor Pedro Gerson keeps sane by focusing on the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, or healing the world. “One rabbi...
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin recently named four Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni on its 25th annual 40 Under Forty list. The list recognizes Illinois attorneys to watch, and in 2024, they...
“Chicago is a great city for intellectual property law,” says Sarah (Fackrell) Burstein, one of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s newest faculty members. Burstein joined the Chicago-Kent faculty as a...
“I love teaching,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Cathay Y. N. Smith. “I find that my research speaks to my teaching, and my teaching often speaks to my research.” Smith joined the faculty...
Chicago-Kent College of Law Associate Clinical Professor Jamie Franklin has been selected as an academic fellow of the National Civil Justice Institute. Franklin joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in...
“You need money? Borrow it.” That’s how Jay Esparza Castillo ’24 defines the current financial landscape in the United States in his paper titled “Fair Lending in the Age of AI: Regulations to Combat...
“You have to be nominated by people who recognize your work and think you have something important to contribute to this organization, so it’s really an honor,” says Carolyn Shapiro, co-director for...
“If you ever need conversation at a cocktail party, ask somebody if they’ve served on a jury,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Nancy Marder. “If they did, they will remember it. They will...
The Illinois Women’s Bar Foundation has selected two Chicago-Kent College of Law students to be recipients of its 2024 WBF scholarships. Only two students from each law school can be nominated. This...
Jacqueline Garcia ’26 grew up with a negative view of the justice system. “I know many people who have made mistakes in their lives, including some family and friends,” she says. “One of my earliest...
